<p>Hi everyone, I'm having trouble coming up with a list of schools, and since it seems like everyone here gives great suggestions, I thought I'd try my luck. Right now I'm a Junior in MA. Just took the SATs yesterday, probably got around 2150, and I think I can bring that up to around 2200+ if I retake in October. Haven't taken SAT2s yet, but I will take Spanish, US History, and either Math I, or Literature. Should definitely get 700+ on all of them, probably can pull off mid-700s. I'm in a challgening courseload, but not the hardest, I have 1 AP this year, and 3 next year (rest honors). GPA this year is like 3.94 UW, 3.88UW sophomore-junior. Enough with the statistics. I have very good ECs, a lot of leadership positions. I think I'm most interested in a small school, but if it were a little bigger and still had a nice community feel, that would be ok. I feel like I'd fit in well at one of those "quirky/intellectual" schools, but I don't really want to be protesting all the time. I want to be able to have great conversations with people late into the night (I know, a bit cliche). I want to go to a really academic school, but I want to be with intellectual people, not just people who worked 6 hours a day in highschool and make a stack of flashcards before every test (no offense to anyone who does). I think the strength of my application will lay more in my personality/recommendations than my statistics. I jtu want to learn a lot and ahve a great time. To give you some idea...I've been thinking about Brown, Wesleyan, and Bowdoin. I will appreciate ANY advice, sorry this is so long!</p>
<p>You might want to look at Swarthmore, Reed, Haverford, Carleton, and Vassar.</p>
<p>Check out University of Chicago as well.</p>
<p>From what I hear, students at U Chicago and Swarthmore don't have as much fun as I would like. I want to try to find a good mix between academic and social. Those other ones are great suggestions though, I think you read me very well. Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>Tufts might be worth looking into.</p>
<p>Yeah, those two arent fun at all. Neither is Haverford (my friend hated it because specifically it was no fun). Look into Amherst though, a lot more fun than Swat, but still great academically.</p>
<p>You have to add Vassar as a match, its an awesome place, very intellectual. I think it sounds to be exactly what you are looking for. Macalester and Carleton are two others which you might like.</p>
<p>Consider Dartmouth among the Ivies after Brown. It might sound random (and I am an alum so I obviously an biased), but its full of a lot of people who like to hang out and talk about random cool things. There are lots of fun loving cool people who arent in the frat scene.</p>
<p>Thank you slipper! I'm definitely adding Vassar, and I'll look into Carleton and Macalester. I've heard great things about Dartmouth, but I'm not too confident that I'd have much of a chace in admission there. You think there's a chance a school liek Dartmouth might say, well we like his personality a lot, so he's in?</p>
<p>Awesome about Vassar, its a great place. </p>
<p>I think you have a solid shot at Dartmouth (and Brown), especially if your rank is high (it looks like it should be). A 2200+ isnt that bad at all, its worth a shot for sure. And seriously, a good personality never hurts!</p>
<p>are you willing to look outside of the northeast? Want any southern exposure?</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm willing to look outside the northeast...any ideas?</p>
<p>I think Emory is a good place in terms of it being close to a city and also being a smaller, suburban, type school. The caveat is the student body isnt nearly as tight as at some of the schools we mentioned above, and its sort of a showy/ long island kind of place. I.e. I saw more BMWs in a driveway at one party there than I saw in four years of Dartmouth total.</p>
<p>My daughter chose Oberlin after having "great conversations with people late into the night" on her overnight visit. she is not protesting all the time.</p>
<p>Brown, Vassar, Carleton, Macalester were also on her list.</p>
<p>Yea...I think I'd be best off staying in the NE or midwest. Right now, Brown is probably my #1 choice, but thats obviously a long shot so I need to think of others. So far I have Vassar, Darthmouth, Georgetown, Brandeis, Tufts, Bowdoin, Bates, Middlebury maybe...</p>
<p>Oberlin sounded really good as well, I'll have to add that to the list, thanks monydad</p>
<p>What subject do you want to study? That could make a difference in recommendations. </p>
<p>Reach schools: Williams, Amherst, Cornell, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Middlebury. </p>
<p>Match schools: Colgate, Hamilton, Colby, Bucknell, Lafayette, U of Rochester, Georgetown, Boston College. </p>
<p>Safety schools: U Mass Amherst, Lehigh, Allegheny, Dickinson.</p>
<p>The possibilities would increase if you look outside the northeast.</p>
<p>Awesome suggestions collegehelp...I'm not sure what I want to study, maybe political science or philosophy. As a career probably something more business-oriented. I am willing to look outside the northeast, but none of the southern schools really appeal to me. Claremont schools look amazing but that might be too far away. My dad went to Georgetown law, and i have a good connection with a trustee at Bowdoin, so I could get an interview with the dean of admissions i think. I dunno if that helps</p>
<p>I second Middlebury, I think its worth a look. You are in at Bowdoin./</p>
<p>No way! Haha I always though of it as a fairly lofty reach. I thought I'd be screwed because I haven't taken all the available APs?</p>
<p>I hope we aren't done yet! (my creative way of saying "bump")</p>
<p>midwestern colleges:
Carleton, Macalester, Northwestern, U Washington St Louis, Notre Dame, U Chicago, Kenyon</p>